NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Saturn SL Recalls
The 2002 Saturn SL has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Saturn SL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 131
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Saturn SL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 Saturn SL
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 SL, 57 other models
2002 Saturn SL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 131 owner complaints about the 2002 Saturn SL, the newest on July 4, 2023. Of these, 20 describe a crash (15%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Saturn SL, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the power train (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
The 2002 Saturn SL's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2002 Saturn SL owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System43
- Power Train22
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Air Bags9
- Seats9
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 19 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 23 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Saturn SL peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 23. 44% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 131 complaints about the 2002 Saturn SL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn SL by model year
Other 2002 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: July 4, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted